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Boatbuilder Leo Sampson Goolden is rebuilding a century-old sailing yacht called Tally Ho, which he purchased in 2017 for £1 to save it from destruction, and is funding the epic project via YouTube videos documenting the restoration.

Our oceans are drowning in plastic. At least 14 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, and plastic now makes up about 80 per cent of all marine pollution. By 2050, marine plastics will have outweighed the total mass of fish in...

Torqeedo has expanded its direct distribution organisation to address the growing market for its marine electric propulsion systems in Sweden.

Underwater foul-release company, Propspeed, is expanding its European operations with the appointment of Edo Smitz as commercial sales manager – EMEA. Smitz is based in Almere, Holland, and will be responsible for &lsquo...

Five new electric ferries are entering service on a round-the-clock service on Amsterdam’s North Sea Canal.

Princess Yachts has announced a new partnership with Plymouth Argyle FC, Plymouth Albion RFC and local charity Plymouth Children in Poverty.

Clipper Ventures will be offering expedition sailing to Greenland from summer 2022 as it unveils its new subsidiary, SKIRR Adventures.

Having experienced growth at its flagship club at Swanwick Marina, from March the Premier Agapi Boat Club will be bringing its concept to Chichester Marina.

Do you dream of your children becoming life-long sailing or windsurfing enthusiasts? Or perhaps you are hoping to spend more time on the water as a family? Sailing and watersports can lead to a life-long passion and at the RYA Dinghy & Watersp...

Claiming to be the world’s first modular electric-powered surf toy that can transform from jet surfer to jet bodyboard to e-foiler to scooter diver, Mo-jet has secured three new shareholders as part of a capital increase.

Clipper Ventures will be offering expedition sailing to Greenland from summer 2022 as it unveils its new subsidiary, SKIRR Adventures. The company has also relaunched its racing programme with big-boat racing including the new Knox-Johnston ...

The global outboard boats market, currently valued at US$5 billion, is expected to surpass US$9 billion by 2028, a new research report has concluded. This represents a projected growth rate of over 6 per cent CAGR between 2022 and 2028.

Marina owner and operator Suntex Marina Investors, LLC (Suntex) has acquired Sunset Harbour on the South Shore of Long Island, New York.

Marine electronics distributor SMG (Europe) has announced that its next Meet the Manufacturer and trade-only networking event will be held in Portsmouth, UK, on 9 March 2022.  

British Marine has announced that Howard Davies, co-founder of Salcombe Distilling Co., will be speaking at this year’s National Conference programme. Davies’ talk will focus innovating to succeed in business.

Damen has signed its first contract with ballast water treatment systems producer Erma First, to supply the world’s smallest ballast water treatment system, OneTank.

A family boating day ended in peril as three adults and two children had to be winched to safety after their boat hit the Penrith Weir on the Nepean River (New South Wales, Australia) and capsized on Sunday afternoon (30Jan22).

Marine-i is calling on local south-west marine tech businesses to take advantage of fully-funded testing capacity available at its partner sites to accelerate their innovation.

Two tug boats in Tasmania have sunk after a collision with a commercial vessel.

Raritan Engineering has announced a comfort height, elongated bowl version of its Marine Elegance electric toilet.